Jerry Jones
Jerry Jones
Jerral Wayne "Jerry" Jones Sr.is an American businessman. He is the owner, president, and general manager of the NFL's Dallas Cowboys...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth13 October 1942
CityLos Angeles, CA
CountryUnited States of America
Jerry Jones quotes about
forces mean mother proposal sacrifice teams
Some teams had to sacrifice to get this done. This proposal (from the union) is really a mean mother. It forces us to really make some adjustments to how we do business.
The more he was a part of our team, the more we appreciated him as a player.
ball bit changing concerned defense evolving faster football guys help initially length matter move obviously reason room rules sway
Defense always catches the offense. Always. No matter what adjustments you make, no matter how initially you sway it, the defense catches offense. It's an evolving thing. . . . I'm not concerned about a long-term advantage. You know we want to move the ball and why we obviously keep changing rules to help the offense. The reason you have to keep doing that is because those defenses keep tightening down. The guys are faster and bigger, and we've got the same width and length of a football field. There's no more room to run, and so you've got to give it a little bit of help.
cast lesser moved noticed opinion quite shift surrounded worth
Admittedly, he was surrounded by a (great) cast. Well, now he's got a lesser cast and he went out and did the same things. I've noticed a real shift in opinion on him as we've moved through the year. And that shift is probably worth quite a lot of money.
bill chance great locker players record room taking understand
This is a chance for him to play for a great coach. Bill was very much part of this decision. Parcells has an outstanding record of taking high-profile players and having them understand what the locker room is about.
ball moving
This is about moving the ball better on offense.
building continuity definitely direction football good moving pieces
This is about continuity and building upon the pieces we have in place as an organization and as a football team. We aren't where we want to be at this point, but we're definitely moving in the right direction and feel very good about the future.
call player risk risks
I think you have risks in every player that you sign. I wouldn't call this a high-risk move. Not at all.
base fan hear hispanic proud
Our Hispanic fan base is a treasure, ... One of the things I am most proud of is to hear 'Vaqueros de Dallas' when we go to Mexico.
base fan hear hispanic proud
Our Hispanic fan base is a treasure. One of the things I am most proud of is to hear 'Vaqueros de Dallas' when we go to Mexico.
surprised
I was very surprised that he was still there.
breathing character example saying
He (Woodson) is a living, breathing example of the saying that character does matter.
both bright scary walk
He was kind of a charismatic fellow, bright enough that he was able to walk between both of these worlds. He was a controlling guy, a scary guy. ... They did as he told them.
company connection estate stock street wall
He is a Wall Street guy, not a real estate guy, not a hospitality guy, but a stock guy. The connection with Wall Street is important to the company. And the familiarity with the company is a real asset.